I ask this in the hopes of possibly getting some insight on how to learn for long periods of time. I'd first like to point out the distinction between working and learning. While learning you're more ...

Background:
My "What's your greatest weakness?" answer is always "I have to see a problem through to the solution." Sometimes though, it borders on obsession, and I lose momentum since I am basically ...

Lately I've been wondering how to fire up my engines and get to doing the things I want to or have to do instead of doing something else that's easier to do (or just never really getting started on ...

Do you know any techniques and exercises to improve visualization?
I'd like to be able to solve problems like software design or project management or planing or furnish a room or anything else in my ...

I am employed in a company where some workers are designed to enter data into system.
They receive the data as pdf files on email. The quality is not great therefore OCR is not really an option (it's ...

I would like to ask if there are any tips as to how I can learn multiple things at once. For example, I'm currently reading programming books (python, ruby) and also learning music theory and design.
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I use Pocket to store my found online reading material, some of which is found through friends and followed companies sharing on Facebook.
Using the iOS Facebook app, the current method I use to do ...

I am sure all of us would be facing/have faced such stages in life when you're buzzing with energy and ideas and you find 24*7 less for them.
I find myself in such a quandary often. And I feel this ...

Cooking only for myself, how can I more quickly and efficiently prepare my food to minimize the amount of time I spend preparing and cooking without compromising nutritional value (i.e. no microwave ...

I regularly find myself reading about the Pareto principle in productivity literature. Generally, it's quoted as '80% of the results come from 20% of the work', or more popularly, '80% of the sales ...

I give technical presentations around once a month. These last for about 10-15 minutes.
However, I spend way too much time preparing my talk. I start with writing a complete speech and then practice ...

There was an xkcd recently that raises an interesting question, which I would like to pose to Productivity.SE.
The math of the chart is undeniable, so I am not asking "how much time is saved by doing ...